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They're all spirals, peeps. All of them. Except the swirls and patches. I find snake to be a useful term. To me it is an opaque white or colored corkscrew in a transparent, generally colorless (although not always) base, with the corkscrew / spiral at or sticking close to the surface, with not much penetration into the interior. Like Steph, I think of the auger (also useful) as the opposite of a snake. It's like a drill bit running from pole to pole, with the sharp edges seldom reaching the surface. Pole to pole, no hole. I'd call marboman's spiral an onyx. Ribbon too thick internally to be called a snake. By me. FWIW. What I mean by auger, what I mean by snake . . .

I have the blue/red combo in Vitro cats -- just a couple, though.

I don't want people to get the wrong idea about this, so just to be clear, as far as I know (and I did know Art) Art didn't make "fake boxes" that were intended to deceive. About that oxblood box, for example, close examination will tell you that the basic box is original, although the top, especially, has been heavily repaired -- in a way that is intended to be not terribly distracting. Maybe it was backfilled, maybe it was not. Maybe it was partially backfilled. Who knows. Art became interested in repairing old boxes with the closest materials to the originals that he could find -- and occasionally he created obvious fantasy boxes for fun -- the four Peltier "Smiley" boxes for example, three with fantasy labels (which he sold at a show) and one with no label which he kept for himself, and later gave to me. The boxes he repaired he generally kept for himself. The sellers may not be aware of the true nature of some of Art's boxes -- he had over 300 at one time, he told me . . .

Enjoy!

I found a picture of a whole band!

A new latticinio I just thought was pretty . . .

Here's one I've been keeping tucked away for a while . . .

Very pretty. I'd guess Akro.

The guy would have to look a little more like Antonio Banderas for me . . .

No. But pedidol does! (Yes, that's a very light green)

Best cat's-eye I've seen lately!

I wish he did. The first Triple Crown winner in 37 years. Now worth gazillions of dollars as a stallion. $200,000 per one-night stand, per mare. Unless your first look at him is when he's covered in mud because he's been having a wonderful time rolling around in his pasture. Then maybe not so much.

I hope you're a Packers fan.

First, I don't know nuttin.' At first glimpse I thought "Is this one of those Akro red sparklers that Dani (Zaboo) mentioned here one time? I had posted an oddity I had bought in the ID forum, and she said it was one of Akro's red sparklers. It was a pretty long time ago and I'm still wandering around muttering "red sparklers? red sparklers?"

Oooooo . . . really beautiful . . .

Are they round or oval? Your other ones look oval too. If they're oval, they're not marbles . . . and I agree with Imperials on these. Or Imperial "flats" or "gems."

Yes, it's really him. The photo they don't want you to see. American Pharoah at home.

I'm not entirely sure why I recently couldn't live without this, even if the mouse is missing his whole face. Maybe it's the krazy katz.

Kool. Thought it was one of the more recent ones. Do you know about the "Cookies & Cream" ones? Are they about the same period?

Champion wagon.

Don't know where on th timeline this opalescent one fits in -- I just liked it.

I was thinking Alley too. Don't know where, but probably not St. Mary's. FWIW.

Have to go along with cheese . . . (and Galen and Steph) About your saying "strange then that such aesthetic measures would be taken as the ribbons that are a shared trait between the specimens . . . " You may perceive them as aesthetic measures. However, they're not aesthetic measures that were taken by the manufacturer to enhance the appearance of the marbles. They're simply a by-product of their making -- evidence of the properties of molten glass being forced through a funnel and then shears, with no time wasted. You may find those elements, along with bubbles, debris, and surface textures aesthetically pleasing, and they can be. I personally have a fondness for bubbles and debris. But as much as you like the marbles pictured, we can't tell you they're something they're not. They aren't rare, and they're probably not very old. They're probably for industrial use. But welcome in, and look around -- especially in the archived threads or in Steph's Study Hall, and get an idea of the fabulous marbles that are still out there, waiting to be found . . .

Got caught in an "Ironsides" marathon this weekend . . .

I think I stole this from Steph. But with all the dogs up there . . . Happy Birthday Lou!